Pastry whip



FelfZS, 1950 E. s. NORDGARDEN I 2,499,074

PASTRY WHIP Filed Oct. 30, 1946 ERNEST .5. NORDGRRDEN IN VENTOR Patented Feb. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PASTRY WHIP Ernest S. Nordgarden, Portland, Oreg.

Application October 30, 1946, Serial No. 706,647

1 Claim.

This invention relates to culinary devices and more especially to pastry whips as are commonly used by cooks, bakers and the like. 1

It is one of the principal objects of the invention to provide a device of this character, which is of simple, durable, and well balanced construction and wherein there are no seams or corners in which food particles, dirt or other foreign substances can become lodged.

Another object is a method of, and the provision of means for, conveniently assembling the device in such a way that all of the wire-loops forming the whip portion are uniformly and symmetrically arranged in their extended position around one end of the handle portion of the device.

These and other objects will appear as my invention is more fully hereinafter described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and finally pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an assembly view of a pastry whip made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective detail view of a tool for uniformly spacing the various loops of the whip with respect to each other and for inserting them into the handle to a predetermined depth for attachment thereto.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing the tool in an operative position on the end of the handle for attaching the loops to the handle.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing:

handle of tubular form closed at one of its ends by a disc 2 secured in place by a quantity of solder 3, the amount of which contributes to the balance of the handle, and the whip 4 secured to it opposite end by a quantity of solder 5. Disposed on the interior of the handle between the closed ends thereof, is a quantity of any approved type of heat insulating material 6, such as asbestos, sawdust, wood ashes, or the like, to protect the hand of the user from the heat of the handle.

The whip generally indicated at 4 is made up of a plurality of wires looped on themselves as shown, and arranged symmetrically around the longitudinal axis of the whip in the usual manner. The converging ends of the wires are turned inwardly as shown for embedded engagement after their insertion into the end of the handle with the solder 5 disposed therein. In assembling whips of larger sizes the ends of the wires are not turned inwardly but converge into contact with each other.

For convenience in equally spacing the loops and their end portions as aforesaid, and for inserting them into the end of the handle I provide a tool in the form of a frustum 1 formed with longitudinal slots 8 around its periphery.

In Figure 1 reference numeral I indicates a In assembling the device the disc 2 is first pressed into place in the bottom end of the handle and a quantity of solder is poured into the handle to secure the disc in place as aforesaid. Following this the selected type of insulation is packed into the handle up to the approximate level shown, then the remainder of the space is filled with solder. The ends of the loops forming the whip are then arranged around the tool 1 in the longitudinal slots therein. This holds all the wires in properly spaced converging positions in readiness for insertion into the handle and into the molten solder which, of course, when solidified, holds the whip securelyin place. The bottom end of the tool is of convex form as indicated at 9 to form a slight depression 10 in the top level of the solder to present a smooth and easily cleanable surface. The convex bottom of the tool also serves as a self-centering guide in presenting the wires of the whip to the handle. In order to securely anchor the solder 5 to the interior of the handle, I form an annular roove 1 l on the inner wall thereof.

The amounts of solder used at both ends of the handle may be varied to regulate the balance of the entire whip.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I am aware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves to'others skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A culinary whip comprising an elongated hollow handle sealed at both of its ends variable weights disposed therein, a plurality of looped wires having their ends converging into one end of the handle and turned at right angles to themselves for embedded engagement with one of said weights, the outer surIace of said one of said weights being of concave formation, and an annuiar groove formed on the interior of said han-. die for retaining the said one of said weights in the handle.

ERNEST S. NORDGARDEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 126,512 Beardsley May 7, 1872 843,461 Husker Feb. 5, 1907 1,722,187 Wetzel July 23, 1929 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 266,884 Germany Oct. 31, 1913 

